Seeing Is Believing: The Art and Influence of Gérôme
Published on January 28, 2025
This thought-provoking exhibition presents on the art and legacy of French painter and sculptor Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904). It examines the wider impact of the Orientalist art movement through photography and in conversation with modern and contemporary artworks from West Asia, North Africa and Central Asia.
The first gallery begins in the 19th century, with an examination of Gérôme’s biography, including his influences and historical context. Visitors to the second gallery get to see the mechanics of his style - and its surprising creativity - and understand how it influenced his audience’s perceptions of his works as “real.” Then, in the third gallery, discover why Gérôme’s style was politicized in the 20th century, and how a new definition and discourse of Orientalism has complicated an appreciation of his art.
The exhibition runs from November 3, 2024 – February 22, 2025 at Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Education City, Doha, Qatar.
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